Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.
WASHINGTON, lHdu 9th.

lIOh VI MS HOH-dpI 1OdId HCC vas hSu-
ralgia, from which he has suffered
ever since the delivery of that mem
orable grafton at the unwilling of the
Calhoun statue in Charleston. He
further vouchsafed the information
that he very much regretted his ina
bility to sit at dinner with Hawii' S
Queen, which he felt would have been
high honor.
Kapiolani could not but be pleased
with her reception at the United
States Capital if distinguished atten-
tons were what she most desired.
Victoria could scarcely have had more
honors done her in the same length
of time than did the Queen of the
little Kingdom in the Pacific. The
presidents wife returned her call at
the White House in less than two
hours-the limit allowed by the royal
etiquette in returning visits
The ladies of the cabinet and the
members of the cabinet called on the
Queen at her hotel-an entertainment
was given in her honor at the Hawii-
an Legation as well as at the White
House, review of troops was made
for her benefit-she was taken around
to the sights of the city by a commit
tee of receptiOn-she was taken to
Mount Vernon on the United States
steamer Despatch, and she was the
recipient of various other attentions
from private organizations and from
private but distinguished individuals.
The royal visitor attended two
American amusements while here
the races and the circus. At the lat
ter place there was nothing to distin-
guish her majesty's seat from those
around her, not even a cushion. She
had to sit on the hard board bench
just like her common neighbOrs.
There was nothing official connected
with her visit here. which was made
at her own suggestion, and of course
she took her lot with the common
herd. 1t was not even known that
royalty was present, and she was per-
mitted to walk through the three-inch
deep dust in passing in and out of
the grounds as entirely free from any
pressure of public attention as if she
bad been nobody in particular.
The Queen scarcely spoke to her
companions during the performance,
and the noisy racket of the clowns
seemed to have no satisfaction for
her. But when the elephant tossed
the clown about the ring it made her
laugh, and when the clowns turn
came to batter the gigantic beast out
of breath and finally lay him pros
trate in the arena. (the elephant hav-
ing been trained to lie DOWN her
majesty gutfawed outright.
On the Queens trip to Mount Yer
non, mice customs courtesy to
kings" was rigidly observed. She
was escorted to the steamer past a
line made up of officers of the navy
yard, gathered to do her homage,
while royal salvo of twenty-one guns
was fired. Inside the cabin Kapiolani
found herself the center of distin-
guished company. The diplomatic
corps was generously represented by
the ministers from Chill, Venzuela,
the Netherlands. Austria, Japan,
Turkey, Switzerland, the Russian
'sCharge d affairs and the Chinese
secretary of legation.
Our own government was repre-
scented by officials of the war, state
and navy departments, members of
the supreme court, and by members
of the senate and House committees
on foreign relations, besides sixty or
seventy other persons of recognized
Importance in politics OF society.
The commander of the Despatch
made a little speech of welcome to
the Queen, in which he informed her
that by the order of the secretary of
the navy, who delighted in doing any
service to a beautiful woman, he
would place her in command of the
vessel. kapiolani was evidently I'M
prepared for a speech. She seemed
| slightly embarrassed, fidgetted with
her fan a moment, hesitated, and
spoke slowly, expressing her regrets
that her limited command of English
would only allow her to say that she
was delighted with the hospitality of
the American people.
When they arrived at Mount Yer
non the commanding officer besought
the Queens gracious permission to
cast anchor. At this point she dep
recated too much attention, and said,
''Please do whatever is customary OF
required by the occasion" But he
was not to be baffied in regard to the
dues of royalty, and whenever he
wanted to fire a salute, start the YES
sci or run up flag, he followed roy
| al ceremonies to the letter.
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